Kostyantyn Doroshenko

Kostіantyn Doroshenko, Kostyantyn (Костянтин Володимирович Дорошенко; born 29 October 1972, in Kyiv, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian art critic, publicist, contemporary art curator, media manager, and radio host.

Doroshenko is well known as a cultural and social journalist with works published in Ukraine, Australia, Azerbaijan, and Italy.

He is the host of the radio station Radio Vesti.

He graduated from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (1989—1994) with a history degree.

His graduate work was dedicated to European knighthood and courtly culture.

Doroshenko worked at the Museum of History of Kyiv City from 1994 to 1995, where he managed the "Ukrainian diaspora history" department.

From 1995 to 1998, Doroshenko worked in the first Ukrainian lifestyle magazine LOOKS as an editor of the "Society" and "People" departments.

In 2000-2001, he worked in the team that launched the Kommersant newspaper in the Ukrainian market as an editor of the "Society" department and weekend application.

In 2001, the project was closed because of pressure against political censorship.

KP Media owner Jed Sunden in 2001 invited Doroshenko to create a new magazine in Kyiv called "Afisha."

This project remained on the media market for the next nine years.

2001 – "Crucified Buddha", the first museum exhibition by Oleksandr Rojtburd in Museum of Cultural Heritage, Kiyv.

In 2005, when Kommersant came back to Ukraine, Doroshenko became the manager of the PR department and corporate advertisement.

From 2006 until 2009, he worked on a group of projects known as Telekritika as a project development director.

2006 – "Pope and Ukraine", National Philharmonic of Ukraine, Kiyv.

A project dedicated to the fifth anniversary of the visit of Pope John Paul II to Ukraine with the presentation of the book "Pope and Ukraine".

The author of the text is Oleksandr Krasyuk, and the artist is Yuriy Nikitin.

The project was blessed by the Supreme Archbishop of the UGCC, Cardinal Lubomyr Husar.

2007 – "Hilism", New York City, Ukrainian Institute.

Personal exhibition of British-Australian artist Michel Murphenko.

2009 – "Genghis Khan of Ukraine", Kyiv, Dukat Gallery.

Exhibition of portraits of Crimean Tatar khans, recreated by artist and icon painter Yuri Nikitin in collaboration with historian Oleksa Haivoronsky.

2011 – "Fatal Strategies", Kyiv, 7th pavilion of Expocenter of Ukraine.

The project by Ukrainian designer and artist Olga Gromova dedicated to the eponymous book by Jean Baudrillard, presentation of Ukrainian translation of which was a component of the multimedia performance.

The scenography authorі are Georgy Senchenko in tandem with Arsen Savadov.

In the final fashion show Olga Gromova's special collection of clothes created in the style of architectural bionics was burnt in front of the audience of 280 Kyiv and foreign VIPs.

"Fatal Strategies" won the Grand Prix award of the International prize "Ukrainian Event Award" and first places in the categories "The Best Cultural Event" and "The Best Creative Concept of an Event."

2012 – "Apocalypse and Renaissance in Chocolate House", Kyiv,.

An exhibition within the framework of First Kyiv Biennale "ARSENALE".

The idea is attributed to Oleg Kulik.

From 2014 to 2017, Doroshenko was a host for talk radio station Radio Visti.

He had a few radio shows including "Doroshenko's Cult", "Elementary", "War of the Worlds", and "The Cynics".

On 1 April 2017, Doroshenko was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic Užupis among art critics of the world.

Doroshenko was born in Kiev.

He is a columnist to company Public Culture; is a curator of the Research Platform PinchukArtCentre since 2019; and is the author of the books 'The End of the Late Iron Age' and 'Aria of Mary'.

He is one of the most influential Ukrainian art curators and art critics of Ukraine according to Art Ukraine magazine and Focus magazine.

He is also a member of the World League "Mind without drugs" (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan).

Since 2019, Doroshenko has worked as a columnist for Public Culture and as a curator of the research platform PinchukArtCentre.

Doroshenko writes art, culture, and society publications in Australia, Italy, Russia, Ukraine, and Azerbaijan, in both public and special editions.

His articles are published in Vil`na Dumka, Fakty i Kommentarii, Dzerkalo Tyzhnia, Den, Finansovaya Ukraina, Publichnye liudi, Kapital, Ptyuch, and others.